पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · May 17, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.20°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra260.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.70°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha16.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati60.44°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra346.94°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani335.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

Houston, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:24 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:40 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:53 – 10:35
Yamaganda14:00 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla05:27 – 07:10
Varjyam06:01 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:27 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:10 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:53 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:18 – 14:00 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:00 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:43 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:26 – 19:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:08 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:26 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:43 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:00 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:18 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:53 – 04:10 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:10 – 05:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.7604°
Longitude: -95.3698°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872347.27
Julian Day2460812.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.74°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2075°), declination 19.35°, EoT 3.72 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2025-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)